Equipment Exchange

I have a like-new Tikka T3X stainless hunter in 6.5x55 Swede with fluted barrel for sale.  

Barrel history:  I bought a box of "cheap" Fiocchi to break in the barrel.  This was done with eight rounds and doing a proper barrel cleaning between each shot.  I then compared the accuracy from a box of Nosler ammo with Lapua ammo.  A three (3) shot group with the Nosler from a clean, cold bore produced a 1" group.  The barrel was then properly cleaned again.  Afterwards, a three (3) shot group with the Lapua from a clean, cold bore produced a 0.5" group.  And that's the story.  Fifteen (15) rounds fired total.

Of my caliber choices, it really just came down to the fact that I wanted the superior ballistics of a 6.5mm bullet with a bit lighter recoil than some bigger bore choices.  That said, in my opinion, 6.5x55 is the original gangster 6.5mm.  The Swedes, Finns, and Norwegians have been killing everything up to and included Moose with this cartridge for well over 100 years.

This rifle includes a pair of Talley Lightweight scope mounts. They fit 30mm scopes and are in extra-low height.  I had mounted on this rifle a Leupold 3-15x44mm scope, and I still had over an 1/8" of clearance between the objective bell and the barrel.

Specifics;  this rifle includes the following;

- 17 rounds of Fiocchi, 17 rounds of Nosler, and 57 rounds of Lapua ammunition
- Talley 30mm scope mounts
- High-grade leather sling with stainless hardware
- Custom stainless oversized bolt handle
- Mountain Tactical aluminum bottom metal
- One (1) 3-round magazine, and two (2) 5-round magazines
- Pillar and epoxy-bedded walnut stock (Devcon 10110)

Looking for a Michigan face-to-face transaction.  No trades please

Thanks for looking, and feel free to shoot me any questions